Nosferatu : a symphony of horror / Kino International ; Transit Film GmbH ; Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau Stiftung ; Das Bundesarchiv ; from the novel Dracula by Bram Stoker, adapted by Henrik Galeen ; F.W. Murnau, director.
Edition:
Restored edition.
Publisher:
Kino International,
Copyright Date:
2009
Description:
1 videodisc (94 min.) : sound, black and white (tinted). ; 4 3/4 in.
Journey in the night. Haunted castle. Phantom. Finances of the grand duke. Last laugh. Tartuffe. Faust. Tabu. Die Sprache der Schatten, Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau und seine Filme.
Notes:
Max Schreck, Gustav von Wangenheim, Alexander Granach, Greta Schroeder, G. H. Schnell, Ruth Landshoff, Gustav Botz. Originally released as a motion picture in 1922. Released in 2009 as part of the 6 DVD set, Murnau, by Kino International.
Contents:
Special features: lengthy excerpts from other films by F.W. Murnau: Journey into the night (1920); The haunted castle (1921); Phantom (1922); The finances of the grand duke (1924); The last laugh (1924); Tartuffe (1925); Faust (1926); and Tabu (1931); The early years and Nosferatu (52-minute documentary by Luciano Berriatúa, from the series Die Sprache der Schatten : Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau und seine Filme / The language of shadows: Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau and his films) ; Nosferatu: an historic film meets digital restoration (3-minute documentary); photo gallery, scene comparison.
Summary:
Rather than depict Dracula as a shape-shifting monster or debonair gentleman, Murnau's Graf Orlok is a nightmarish, spidery creature with a bulbous head and taloned claws.
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